RE: Error on compile

This is not a CL program, its strictly an rpgle calling another rpgle


On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:21:36 -0500 (CDT), Scott Klement wrote
> > It did allow it to compile but it is still giving the same error that I 
am
> > not passing the correct number of parameters.
> >
> 
> How are you calculating the length of the CMD string?  Is it 
> possible that this value is wrong?  or, are you using the system() 
> API, and therefore don't need a length?
> 
> After all of the posts in this thread so far, it appears that you've 
> got the string formatted properly -- but if the length is wrong, it 
> might not be seeing all of the parms.
> 
> Also, ILE RPG programs don't typically issue an error message when 
> you call them if you don't pass the correct number of parameters.  
> Instead, they let the programmer use %parms and other tricks to test 
> for parameters being omitted.
> 
> Are you calling an OPM CL program?
> 
> If not, I'd be curious to see the error message. It's possible that 
> you're troubleshooting the wrong part of the program.  Perhaps 
> you're calling QCAPCMD and passing the wrong number of parmeters to 
> that API, rather than the program that you're submitting to batch.
> 
> It sure would help if you wrote a very simple proof of concept 
> program that just accepts the parms and submits the job.  Very short,
>  very simple. Then, if you can't get it to work, you can post that 
> program on the list, and we'll be able to try it as well.
> 
> Just a thought.
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